LE 13 NOVEMBRE 2024 : Photo envoyée depuis le bateau La Mie Caline lors de la course à la voile du Vendée Globe le 13 novembre 2024. (Photo du skipper Arnaud Boissières)
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Yoann Richomme : "It was a surprise this morning to lead the fleet"

Busy night for Sam Goodchild | Vendée Globe

Sam Goodchild : "I have just stopped in a raincloud for 25 minutes"

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RACE, NOVEMBER 14, 2024 : Photo sent from the boat Groupe Dubreuil during the Vendee Globe sailing race on November 14, 2024. (Photo by skipper Sébastien Simon)

Madeira's cloud conundrum

As the Vendée Globe leaders have passed Maderia there has been a bit of a compression as the pacemakers run first into the more complicated, slower conditions while those behind them retain the breeze. Leader Yoann Richomme (Paprec Arkéa) seems to have profited and moved out to a 16 nautical miles…

Premières avaries | Daily Recap | Vendée Globe 2024
Wesnesday, November 13 | Vendée Live
LORIENT, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 : Holcim - PRB skipper Nicolas Lunven (FRA) is pictured training on September 5, 2024 off Lorient, France - Photo by Adrien Nivet / Polaryse

Breaking records and unlucky breaks

The Portuguese islands of Madeira will be passed later today by the leaders of the tenth edition of the Vendée Globe but while the top boats are looking to stay clear and avoid the substantial lee of the island group, the windbreak effect of the high jagged Picos is set to be used by several…

The extent of Szabolcs' damage | Vendée Globe 2024
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Szabolcs Weöres (NEW EUROPE) is knocked down, suffers sail damage

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Problems mount up for Maxime Sorel who is diverting to Madeira to climb his mast

Discover the official water bottle

Nicolas Lunven : "J'ai battu le record" | Vendée Globe 2024
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Nicolas Lunven breaks the 24h solo monohull distance record

Sébastien Simon : "Ca fait beaucoup de bruit à bord de Groupe Dubreuil" | Vendée Globe 2024
12 NOVEMBRE 2024 : Photo envoyée depuis le bateau Singchain Team Haikou lors de la course à la voile du Vendée Globe le 12 novembre 2024. (Photo du skipper Jingkun Xu)
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Bord à bord avec Louis Burton pour Yannick Bestaven | Vendée Globe 2024
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A difficult night for Clarisse